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Front View of St. Peter's Church with the intended steeple
Date:
1785
Object Number:
PR.McComb.4.70
Medium:
Paper

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Spoon
1886-1919
Spoon
1891-ca. 1920
Spoon
ca. 1894
Spoon
1892-1923
Spoon
1891-ca. 1920
Souvenir spoon
ca. 1900
Spoon
1886-1919
Spoon
ca. 1940
Spoon
1890-1920
Spoon
1891-ca. 1920
Spoon
1890-1920
Spoon
ca. 1910
Spoon
1892-1923
Spoon
1890-1920
Spoon
ca. 1915
Souvenir spoon
ca. 1900
Spoon
1891-ca. 1920
Spoon
1891-ca. 1920
Spoon
Spoon
ca. 1915
Spoon
1933
Spoon
1908
Spoon
1886-1919
Spoon
ca. 1918
Spoon
1939
Spoon
1891-ca. 1920
Spoon
1890-1920
Spoon
1890-1915
Spoon
1904
Souvenir spoon
ca. 1910
Spoon
ca. 1905
Spoon
1911-1920
Spoon
1911-1920
Spoon
1885-1905
Spoon
ca. 1909
Spoon
1909-1920
Souvenir spoon
ca. 1905
Spoon
ca. 1907
Spoon
1890-1940
Spoon
ca. 1904
Spoon
1913-1920
Spoon
1891-ca. 1920
Spoon
1891-ca. 1920
Spoon
ca. 1890
Spoon
ca. 1892
Spoon
1912-1920
Spoon
1890-1920
Spoon
1898
Spoon
c. 1892
Spoon
1927
Spoon
1908-1920
Spoon
1891-1940
The Great West
1859
Reynolds's political map of the United States
1856
Ossawattomie Brown
ca. 1859
The N. O. massacre
1866
A Song for the times, or John Brown
1860-1870
Grant's the man.
1864
An elementary course of civil engineering
1846
The Commander-in-Chief Conciliating the Soldier's Votes on the Battle Field
1864
"Columbia Demands Her Children"
1864
The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant
1885-1886
Ye book of copperheads
1863
A Bad Egg
1852
Print # 28, Cave life in Vicksburg during the Siege
1863
Print # 22, Gen's Stuart return from Pennsylvania
1863
Print # 24, Prayer in Stonewall Jackson's camp
1863
Print # 3, Writing the Emancipation Proclamation
1863
North East View of St. Louis from the Illinois Shore
1840
South East View of St. Louis from the Illinois Shore
1840
Fort Hamilton Polka Redowa
1852
The Lost Cause
1871
At the Battle of Palo Alto
1846
Major Gen'l Z. Taylor Before Monterey
1848
Ely Parker
Late 1860s
The Dead at Gettysburg
ca. 1863
Seat of War and Battles
Lincoln visits General McClellan at Antietam
1862, published later
Special artist of Harper's Weekly sketching battle field of Gettysburg
1863
Ulysses S. Grant at Cold Harbor
1864
Contraband Camp -- Harper's Ferry, VA
1865
The True Issue or "That's What's the Matter"
1864
The Old Bull Dog on the Right Track
1864
Ulysses S. Grant and Staff
1865
Puck Wants a 'Strong Man at the Head of the Government' - But Not This Kind
1880
Our Indian Policy
1875
The Funeral of Ulysses Grant
1885
Terms of Surrender
April 9, 1865
Photographs by Capt. [Edwin Willard] Deming at Standing Rock Reservation and other Western Locations
1859
"Let Us Have Peace" the Golden Anniversary
April 4, 1915
Dressing case with silver-mounted fittings
ca. 1930
"In God We Trust, Obama"
2009
"1/20/09"
2009
"Obama' 08"
2008
"Use with Good Judgement, Obama Condoms"
2009
"Hope Is Note A Form of Protection, Obama Condoms"
2009
"The Ultimate Stimulus Package, Obama Condoms"
2009
Medal
1917
Mourning ribbon
1916
Medal
1909
Medallion from the Albany Legislative Correspondents' Association annual dinner
1923
Medal
1927
Medal
CA. 1900
Medal
1909
Medal
1920
Medal
1920
Swing Low: A Harriet Tubman memorial
2007
The Temptation of St. Anthony; verso: recumbent figure kneeling before a tree(?)
1946
Women and Children on a Stairwell: Life Studies Related to "La Vie des Bohémiens"
1937
"The French Hold-up": Illustration for the Essay "Star of Hope"
ca. 1940-1942
Indenture of Peter van Dyck and Cornelia, his Wife, Documenting the Administration of Margrieta van Varick's Estate
September 4, 1719
President--Abraham Lincoln Vice-President--Hannibal Hamlin
The peoples' candidate for president, Abraham Lincoln.
Life studies of the Great Army
1876
Abraham Lincoln: The Prarie Years
1926
Abraham Lincoln: The War Years
1939
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
ca. 1862
Archbishop Hughes to Thurlow Weed
April 21, 1861
Broadside with original black crepe
ca. 1865
From Robert Lincoln
State of Connecticut response to Tilton
September 3, 1864
State of Minnesota response to Tilton
September 9, 1864
State of Delaware response to Tilton
September 12, 1864
Storming the Castle / "Old Abe" on Guard
1860
Honest Abe Taking them on the Half Shell
1860
The Rail Candidate
1860
An Heir to the Throne, or the Next Republican Candidate
1860
The Great Exhibition of 1860
1860
Politicians measuring Lincoln's shoes
March 5th 1864
Platforms Illustrated
1864
I Knew Him Horatio
1864
Running the Machine
1864
Miscegenation, or The Millennium of Abolitionism
1864
The Rail Splitter, or The White Man's Dream
1861
Abraham Lincoln, the Martyr, Victorious
Columbia's Noblest Sons
1865
Last Offer of Reconciliation
1865
President Lincoln at Home, Reading the scriptures to his son and wife
1865
In Memoriam
1865
The Body of the Martyr President, Abraham Lincoln
1865
We mourn our country's loss
1865
The Proclamation of Freedom
1865
Araham Lincoln
1864
Freedom to the Slaves
ca. 1865
Come in, and Prevent a "Draft"
ca. 1863
The Lincoln Statue
"In relation to Foreign Nations." Draft of Federalist #64
ca. 1788
First Report of the Committee of the Whole Convention
1787
Plan of the City of New York
1776
New York City Hall, front elevation
1802
Slave Sale Document
Petition
November 28, 1776
This reminds me of a little joke
1864
Proclamation of Emancipation
1864
Personal Forgiveness and Public Justice
23 April 1864
The Martyred President
1865
Victory and Re-Union
1865
Head of Alice in Wonderland
ca. 1959
Dormouse
ca. 1959
Senatorial Regiment, Colonel Anthony Conk. Strike for your altars and your fires! Strike till the last armed foe expires! Strike for the green graves of your sires! God and our Native Land! Recruits wanted for Co. I.
ca. 1862-1865
Corcoran Legion Fifth regiment. Col. William McEvily. A few good men are wanted to fill up Capt. Wm. L. Monegan's company. This is a splendid opportunity for young men to join a Crack Regiment.
ca. 1862
The Assassination of President Lincoln, at Ford's Theater, Washington D.C. April 14th 1865
1865
Time For A Real Hero
2009
McCain Button
2009
McCain '08
2009
Rubber stamp
2009
Shopping Bag
2009
Barack Obama: 44th President
2009
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964)
1952
Provisional Constitution and Ordinances for the People of the United States
1858
A voice from Harper's Ferry : a narrative of events at Harper's Ferry, with incidents prior and subsequent to its capture by Captain Brown and his men
1861
"The Harper's Ferry Insurrection - The U.S. Marines Storming the Engine-House - Insurgents Firing through Holes in the Doors"
October 29, 1859
Glass fragments
ca. 1900
Glass fragments
ca. 1900
Glass fragments
ca. 1900
Glass fragments
ca. 1900
Glass fragments
ca. 1900
Glass fragments
ca. 1900
La Cote Basque
Clos Normand
L'Aiglon
Chez Vito
Chez Vito
The Magic Pan Creperie
Quo Vadis
Le Moal
L'Etoile
Copain Restaurant
Faisan D'or
Le Vert-galant
Le Madrigal
Maud "Chez Elle"
La Toque Blanche
Voisin
Brasserie
Le Pavillon
Versailles
La Cocotte
Divan Parisien
Au Canari D'Or
La Bourgogne
Le Marmiton
Le Veau d'or
Le Bistro
La Grande Cuisine de France Restaurants
La Fonda Del Sol
El Toro Marisqueria
Trattoria
Delsomma
Mario's Villa d'este
Puccini Restaurant
Bianchi and Margherita
Mediterranee
Sardi's
Sardi's East
Italian Pavilion
Mamma Leone's
Alfredo
Sea-Fare of the Aegean
Verdi
The Rainbow Grill
Luchow's Restaurant
Luchow's
Al and Dick
Peter's Backyard Restaurant
Danny's Hide-A-Way
Gallagher's Steak House
Old Homestead Steak House
Chandler's Restaurant
Hickory House
Scoop
Downing Square
Pen & Pencil
FRANKIE and JOHNNIE'S Restaurant
Envoy
Gilmore's Steak House
Manny Wolf's Chop House
Assembly Restaurant
The Russian Tea Room
Act II
Candy Striped Barberry Room
The Cortile
Lindy's
The Ground Floor
Reubens, That's All
SHERRY'S 1890
King Henri IV
Harvey's Chelsea Restaurant
IMPERIALE RESTAURANT
Tête-à-tête
L'Armorique
The White Turkeys
MERCURIO
Restaurant Drury Lane
Janssen's
Top of the Sixes
The Sign of the Dove
The Toast
THREE CROWNS RESTAURANT
Press Box
Louise Jr.
Fred's
Parsley's Restaurant
Village Barn
Cavanagh's
Asti
The Nip
Zucca's
Spindletop Restaurant
Chandler's Restaurant
THE STOCK YARDS
THE COFFEE MILL
ORIGINAL BILL'S GAY NINETIES CAFE & RESTAURANT
THE CATTLEMAN
Game Cock
One fifth avenue
Promenade Cafe
Hamburg Heaven
El borracho
NEW YORK'S FAMOUS IRISH RESTAURANTS
The Baroque
THE GINGER MAN
Ernie's
Restaurant Nippon
KABUKI Restaurant
BARBETTA
ORSO
"EL MOROCCO"
PAPA LOU'S
Leone's
Gaucho Room
THE FORUM OF THE TWELVE CAESARS
Stockholm Restaurant
INN OF THE CLOCK
Finland House
Max Loew's Viennese Lantern
Camelot
The Golden Door
The Town House Restaurant
Peacock Alley, The Waldorf-Astoria
The Roundtable
THE PENTHOUSE RESTAURANT
The Left Bank
Patio
Cavaliere
Mandarin House
United States Lines
Empress Chinese Cuisine
50th Anniversary, Belmont Park
Al Schacht Restaurant
ca. 1960
FALA
Beatrice Inn
Prince George Hotel
The Monk's Inn
Serendipity 3
Mormando Restaurant
The Cork Store
Osteria Del Circo
The Towers
Stork Club
The Princeton Club of New York
Harmonie Club New York
The Playboy Club
4-40 Club
"21"
"21"
Rainbow Room
Hotel Astor
Golden Jubilee, Hotel Astor
The Maisonette
Hotel St. Regis
King Cole Bar
Park Lane New York
The Barclay
The Town House
Cafe de la Paix
Hicks
Rue Des Gourmets
Shepheard's at The Drake
Blue Angel Supper Club
The Biltmore New York
Candlelight Room
The University Club New York
The Park Lane Hotel
Cafe Pierre
Marco Polo Club
The Rendez-vous of the Plaza
The Harwyn
Eden Roc Club
'Copter Club
The Gotham
Trader Vic's
Hotel Roosevelt
Persian Room
Bull and Bear
The Four Seasons
The Tower Suite
The Tower Suite
Coiffures Americana
Chateau Madrid
Chateau Madrid
Chateau Madrid
Hotel Pierre
Cotillion Room
Properties, Including Vacant Plots, Foreclosed in Manhattan During 1930-1931-1932
March 29, 1933
Wonderful Willie! : What he and Tommy did to Spain / sketches and rhymes by L.D. Bradley.
ca. 1899
Lynch-Stoughton Journal
1783-1788
Map of the Borough of Manhattan of the City of New York, showing relation between the distribution of foreign stock and negro population with the dissemination of communist and socialist propaganda during the summer of 1932
1932
George V. Denny Jr. (1899-1958)
Joseph D. McGoldrick (1901-1980)
View at Rondout, New York
1862
Woodland Scene
Houses Near a Lake
1874
Trees Along a Rocky Stream
Pinball machine panel "Sink The Japs"
ca. 1941-1945
Candy containers in the shape of pistols (3)
ca. 1940s
Candy containers in the shape of fire engines (6)
ca. 1940s
Candy containers in the shape of Jeeps (2)
ca. 1941-1945
Candy containers in the shape of army tanks (4)
ca. 1941-1945
Candy container in the shape of a bomber
ca. 1941-1945
Candy containers in the shape of officer's caps
ca. 1941-1945
Candy containers in the shape of battleships
ca. 1941-1945
Candy container in the shape of a car
After 1945
Candy container in the shape of a car
After 1945
Candy containers in the shape of locomotives
ca. 1940s
Candy containers in the shape of boats
ca. 1940s
Candy container in the shape of a car
ca. 1941-1945
Candy container in the shape of a rabbit
ca. 1941-1945
Candy container in the shape of a suitcase
ca. 1940s
Candy container in the shape of a chicken
ca. 1940s
Candy container in the shape of donkey and cart
ca. 1940s
Candy container
ca. 1940s
Candy containers in the shape of lanterns
ca. 1940s
Pencil sharpener
1930-1948
Toothpicks
1945-1959
Spool of ribbon
1945-1959
Uncle Sam shoe polish
1945-1959
Uncle Sam spinning toy
1970s
Tin whistle
1945-1959
Tin flag
After 1945
Flag cigar
After 1945
Flag fan
ca. 1945
Anti-war buttons
1939
Matchbook
ca. 1941-1945
Matchbook
ca. 1941-1945
Pin
ca. 1941 - 1945
Heart charms on chain
ca. 1941 - 1945
Handkerchief set in box
ca. 1941 - 1945
Knitting needles
ca. 1941 - 1945
Army
ca. 1941-1945
Handkerchief
1941-1945
Yardage
1944
Beehive Puzzle
1930-1950
The Lone Ranger Series - No. 2
1930-1950
Dexterity game
ca. 1900
1943 Steel cents (70)
1943
Ration tokens (99)
ca. 1941-1945
The Little King
1920-1939
Tinkertoy
1930-1959
Map of New York State
ca. 1900
Alphabet learning game with movable letters and slate
1917
Tilograms and Anagrams game
1928
Psychology of the Hand
1919
Krazy-Ikes Building Set
1930
New Donkey Party Game
1937
The Great Game of Pharaoh's Frogs
1891
Miraculum!
1920-1929
"Consul" The Educated Monkey
1916-1918
Dial Typewriter toy
1930-1939
Catskill Mountains
1830
Fort Putnam
1830
Bank of Newburgh Bank Notes
1823-1824
Bank of New Brunswick Bank Notes
ca. 1824-1827
$3 and $5 banknote samples
Portrait Vignettes and Oval Lathe-work
ca. 1824
Banknote Vignettes: Allegorical, Mythological and Historical Figures
1823-1827
Geometrical Lathe-work Proof
Geometrical Lathe-work Proof
Annual Caledonian Ball
Certificate of New-York Historical Society
ca. 1821
Invitation to Erie Canal Celebration
1825
American Tract Society Certificate
Ladies Ticket of Admission to the Annual Caledonian Ball
The Works of the Right Honorable Lord Byron Vol. II
1817-1820
Atlantic Souvenir
1829
Anne Page, Slender and Shallow
1828
Sisters
Sancho Panza and the Duchess
1832
The Dull Lecture
1828
The Wife
1829
The Falls of the Sawkill
1830
Gipseying Party
1829
Cover of The New-York Mirror
1831
The White Plume
Sunday Morning
1869
David Crockett
ca. 1836
Chas. Carroll of Carrollton
1835
Cadwallader D. Colden Esq.
1825
William Gaston
1834
Joel Barlow
1835
Morgan Lewis
1835
John Marshall LL.D.
1833
John Jay
1834
Rev. Sylvester Larned
Rev. James Milnor D.D.
The Honorable Philip Hone, Mayor of the City of New York in 1826
ca. 1826
James Monroe
1835
Catharine Maria Sedgwick (1789-1867)
1832
Aaron Ogden (1756-1839)
1834
Ariadne
1835
Proposals by John Trumbull for Publishing by Subscription a Print of the Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence
1820-1823
Declaration of Independence
1820-1823
Key to Declaration of Independence
1823
General Andrew Jackson (1767-1845)
1828
Musidora
1825
Interior of Durand's Studio at Maplewood, New Jersey
After 1878
Lady of the Lake
ca. 1818
On His Mother's Picture
Patriot: Study for the Painting in the Artist's "9/11 Series"
2001
Crystal commemorative vase and box
2009
Cocktail stirrers (2)
Key ring
2008
Ruler
ca. 1950
Ruler
ca. 1960
Spoon
ca. 1950
Spoon
ca. 1970
Knife
ca. 1970
Knife
ca. 1970
Butter knife
mid 20th Century
Salad fork
mid 20th Century
Spoon
mid 20th Century
Advertising drink spoon
mid 20th Century
Knife
mid 20th Century
Pinback button with ribbon
1983
Cup and saucer
mid 20th Century
Commemorative plate
1994
Plate
ca. 1976
Foxhunt Puzzle
1930-1950
The Turnstile Puzzle
1930-1950

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